MONDAY REPORT NEWS ~ AUG 4, 2025

5 Aug 2025 - At least 76 people were killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials told AFP Monday.

5 Aug 2025 - The salary review, which took effect on July 1, 2025, has left many educators stunned, with some receiving as little as KSh 500 in monthly pay increases — a figure they say fails to match the rising cost of living.

5 Aug 2025 - Sudanese paramilitary fighters have killed at least 14 civilians trying to flee a besieged city in Darfur, a rights group said Monday, more than 27 months into their war against the army.

5 Aug 2025 - South Africa is seeking new markets in Africa and Asia as it negotiates with the United States over looming 30-percent trade tariffs, which could cost around 30,000 jobs, officials said Monday.

5 Aug 2025 - Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has defended the Hustler Fund against criticism from a Monday report by the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), dismissing it as "skewed,…

5 Aug 2025 - Speaking at State House Nairobi on Monday during a meeting with leaders from Tharaka Nithi County, the President said his unique blend of experience leaves him with "no excuse but to deliver" for the people of Kenya.

5 Aug 2025 - Egyptian authorities have arrested at least eight TikTok content creators in less than a week on vague charges including "indecency", in what rights defenders warn is a sweeping crackdown mainly targeting women online.

5 Aug 2025 - Health insurance reforms echo NHIF failures, add new burdens

5 Aug 2025 - Ruto comeback is almost guaranteed, thanks to confusion in opposition

5 Aug 2025 - Study reveals how Kenyan banks lose billions to fraud